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In this picture, you can see that most of the accusers were on the west side of the village, while most of the accused were on the east side. Keep in mind that the west side was poorer than the east side, so it could be possible that the accusers were blaming people of witchcraft out of jealousy.

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In this illustration, an accused witch is about to face here punishment.  In Salem, most witches were hanged if they did not confess to being a witch.  The executions were often public events.

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Tituba is a western slave woman who had been asked for the future by two little girls, years later, the girls were acting odd, and accused her and two others of witchcraft, she was the only one to admit it, saving her life.

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People thought that hallucinogens likes LSD had gotten mixed with the grain supply.

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The Salem Witch Trial had only ended because a accuser accused the governor's wife.

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The west and east were two very different sides of Salem. One, the west, was poor and run down, and the other, east, was wealthy, rich, and luxurious.

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The Start and the End of the Salem Witch Trials

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The Start and the End of the Salem Witch Trials

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The Salem Witch Trials began in September 19, 1692 and ended in September 22, of 1692

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In the following photo, it shows what a witch trial looked like.  You can see that the girl on the floor is acting that she is being tortured by a witch (the witch is the woman in front of the desk).

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According to Doc A in the DBQ, twenty people were executed because they were accused witches. Five people died in jail awaiting their trial.

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When they would killed the captured witches, they would hang them in clumps, They did this for entertainment such as Rome in the coliseum.

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Bridget Bishop was the first person to be hanged because of accused witchcraft

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The accusers were usually female, were usually single or widowed, and between the ages of 16-20 years.

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The accused were usually female, were usually married and between the age of 41-60 years.

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Many young girls acted as if they were being attacked by innocent accused witches.

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There was no need to accuse and kill others because of the reasons provided on the DBQ, such as jealousy of wealth, jealousy of marital status, and because of the "fame" these "afflicted girls" gained. I think killing off people because of these stupid reasons was wrong. For example, on Doc E it shows that there was considerably more accusers on the West, less wealthier side, while the East side contained many more accused witches who were later killed. I also think that the actors who posed as "afflicted girls" were in the wrong. Just because they enjoyed getting the fame of being the "afflicted girls", the consequences were way too harsh.  Like Charles Upham said, "they soon... became intoxicated...  by the terrible success of their imposture." Also in Doc B, you can see that most of the accusers were mostly women who were single or widowed, and the accused were mostly those who were married. Therefore, we can conclude that the hysteria of the Salem Witch Trials was caused by jealousy of wealth, jealousy of marital status, and because of the "afflicted girls" acting which ultimately convinced the entire community.